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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleander Oathbreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oathbreaker's choice of entrance music: 300 Theme. Gustavo Rossi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cleander Oathbreaker!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oathbreaker throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oathbreaker missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi closes the distance and clinches up with Oathbreaker, looking for a takedown. Rossi pushes Oathbreaker against the cage but Oathbreaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oathbreaker drops Rossi with a right and a left! Oathbreaker comes rushing in but Rossi regains his composure and manages to keep Oathbreaker in guard.
It looks like Gustavo Rossi has been cut.
Rossi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Oathbreaker frees his head nicely. Oh but Rossi has switched to an armbar! Oathbreaker is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gustavo Rossi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marylin Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esdag Cepa Urmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cepa Urmus has chosen Sad mans tongue - Volbeat as his entrance music. Marylin Poppins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marylin Poppins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esdag Cepa Urmus!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppins dodges the punch combination from Cepa Urmus.
Poppins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poppins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cepa Urmus.
It looks like Marylin Poppins has been cut.
Cepa Urmus instigates a clinch.
Cepa Urmus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Poppins prevents it.
Poppins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cepa Urmus gets control of Poppins's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cepa Urmus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cepa Urmus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Poppins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cepa Urmus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cepa Urmus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poppins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Poppins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poppins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cepa Urmus had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Poppins is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cepa Urmus Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Poppins's back instead.
Poppins turns into Cepa Urmus and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Poppins wants to pass the guard but Cepa Urmus is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cepa Urmus is trying to keep Poppins in close.
Cepa Urmus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poppins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Poppins trying to control the position from guard on top but Cepa Urmus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cepa Urmus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cepa Urmus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cepa Urmus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cepa Urmus moves in looking to clinch but Poppins pushes him off.
Poppins feints and as Cepa Urmus raises his hands in defense, Poppins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cepa Urmus looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppins tries to free his leg and advance position but Cepa Urmus is retaining full guard.
Poppins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cepa Urmus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poppins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Poppins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Poppins passes to side control.
Poppins works to advance to full mount. Cepa Urmus defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Poppins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cepa Urmus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Poppins misses with a head shot.
Poppins controlling from the full mount.
Cepa Urmus is squirming around, avoiding Poppins's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cepa Urmus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poppins is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cepa Urmus is surviving well by controlling Poppins's body position as best he can.
Cepa Urmus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cepa Urmus is just holding on here. Poppins manages to take his back.
Cepa Urmus trying to get back to his feet but Poppins is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Poppins is persistently looking for the submission but Cepa Urmus is defending it well.
Cepa Urmus fending off the submission attempt from Poppins.
Poppins looking for the RNC.
Cepa Urmus trying to control the position but Poppins manages to sink in the hooks.
Poppins missing with punches from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cepa Urmus looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Poppins working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marylin Poppins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marylin Poppins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poppins misses the jab.
Cepa Urmus misses with a wild combination.
Cepa Urmus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cepa Urmus tests Poppins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poppins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poppins loads up on a big right hand but Cepa Urmus slips the punch.
Poppins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cepa Urmus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cepa Urmus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Poppins, who protects the arm well.
Cepa Urmus is breathing heavily.
Poppins manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Poppins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marylin Poppins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poppins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cepa Urmus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poppins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Poppins looking for a guillotine here but Cepa Urmus defends easily.
Cepa Urmus wants to get up but he can't break Poppins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Poppins wants to work for an arm triangle but Cepa Urmus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cepa Urmus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Poppins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cepa Urmus wants to sweep but no luck.
Poppins looking to pass the guard.
Poppins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cepa Urmus looking for a guillotine here but Poppins defends easily.
Poppins controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cepa Urmus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cepa Urmus is trying to keep Poppins in close.
Poppins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Poppins drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Poppins seems to have locked his on tight now - Cepa Urmus screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Poppins, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Marylin Poppins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdula Juvenal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Bittencourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juvenal comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Killing in the Name. Bittencourt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yours Forever. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdula Juvenal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Bittencourt!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bittencourt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bittencourt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Juvenal is not content to let Bittencourt control the position.
Bittencourt postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Juvenal to stand up.
Bittencourt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Juvenal.
Juvenal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juvenal takes a swing at Bittencourt's ribcage but misses.
Juvenal throws a one two combo.
Bittencourt shoots in looking for a takedown. Juvenal tries to sprawl out of it but Bittencourt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Juvenal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Juvenal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juvenal scores with a one two! Bittencourt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Juvenal throws a series of punches but Bittencourt moves out of range.
Bittencourt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Juvenal tries to avoid it but Bittencourt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Juvenal to the ground. Juvenal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Juvenal misses with a wild combination.
Bittencourt moves in looking to clinch but Juvenal pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Juvenal.
Bittencourt wants to clinch up but Juvenal keeps it at a distance.
Bittencourt tries to clinch but Juvenal is having none of it.
Bittencourt doesn't manage to clinch there - Juvenal circles away.
Bittencourt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Juvenal is fending him off so far but Bittencourt persists. Nope, Juvenal circles away and we're back to standing.
Abdula Juvenal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Bittencourt.
Juvenal tries to bum rush Bittencourt with a series of wild strikes but Bittencourt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bittencourt slips a jab and a cross from Juvenal.
Juvenal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Juvenal blocks a head kick by Bittencourt.
Nice body punch from Juvenal.
Juvenal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Juvenal.
Juvenal misses with a double jab.
Juvenal fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Juvenal does no damage.
Bittencourt fails with a takedown attempt.
Bittencourt looks gassed!
Bittencourt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Juvenal looks to land a combination but Bittencourt avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juvenal looks to land a combination but Bittencourt avoids it well.
Abdula Juvenal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bittencourt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bittencourt.
Juvenal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bittencourt avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Juvenal does no damage.
Bittencourt wants to clinch up but Juvenal keeps it at a distance.
Bittencourt closes the distance and clinches.
Bittencourt breaks from the clinch.
Abdula Juvenal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bittencourt dodges the punch combination from Juvenal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Juvenal throws a one two combo.
Bittencourt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Juvenal lands with a nice combination. Bittencourt backs away looking to recover.
Bittencourt gets a takedown into half guard.
Bittencourt is looking to advance position but Juvenal won't allow it.
Bittencourt postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Juvenal to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abdula Juvenal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Juvenal scores with a one two! Bittencourt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bittencourt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Juvenal backs up against the cage.
Juvenal misses with the combination.
Juvenal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bittencourt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bittencourt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juvenal scores with a decent looking hook.
Bittencourt shoots in for a takedown but Juvenal shows good takedown defense.
Juvenal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Juvenal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bittencourt is looking to clinch but Juvenal is avoiding it.
Juvenal could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Juvenal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bittencourt looks for a takedown but Juvenal sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juvenal connects with a body shot.
Abdula Juvenal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Juvenal.
Juvenal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bittencourt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Bittencourt misses.
Juvenal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bittencourt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Juvenal won't be happy with that.
Bittencourt trying to control the position but Juvenal is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Juvenal is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bittencourt wants to control but Juvenal is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bittencourt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Juvenal, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittencourt tries for a kimura but Juvenal is defending well.
Bittencourt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bittencourt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Juvenal tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bittencourt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Bittencourt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Juvenal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bittencourt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Juvenal's guard now.
Bittencourt trying to control but Juvenal is working from the bottom.
Bittencourt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bittencourt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bittencourt advances to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juvenal pushes Bittencourt off looking to stand but Bittencourt dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittencourt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bittencourt is trying to control. Juvenal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Juvenal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bittencourt is looking to take a break and control but Juvenal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Juvenal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bittencourt moves away.
Bittencourt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juvenal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bittencourt circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bittencourt moves in looking to clinch but Juvenal pushes him off.
No joy there for Juvenal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Juvenal!
Bittencourt misses with a takedown attempt - Juvenal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bittencourt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Juvenal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bittencourt counters with a nice body kick.
Bittencourt takes one to the side of the head.
Bittencourt tries for a takedown but Juvenal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abdula Juvenal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Bittencourt.
No joy there for Juvenal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juvenal cracks Bittencourt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bittencourt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juvenal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Juvenal does no damage.
Bittencourt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juvenal throws a nice looking combination but Bittencourt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juvenal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bittencourt.
Juvenal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bittencourt backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Juvenal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bittencourt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Juvenal.
Bittencourt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bittencourt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Juvenal swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bittencourt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Juvenal as he jumps to the side.
Juvenal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bittencourt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Juvenal's guard now.
Bittencourt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juvenal can't keep his opponent in guard - Bittencourt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Juvenal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bittencourt on the ground.
Bittencourt decides to return to a standing position.
No joy there for Juvenal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bittencourt shoots for a double leg takedown but Juvenal sprawls well. He's pushed Bittencourt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Bittencourt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bittencourt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Bittencourt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arry Ballen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Freitas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arry Ballen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freitas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ballen is trying to control Freitas's posture but Freitas avoids it.
Ballen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Freitas.
Ballen sneaks back into half guard.
Ballen strikes from the bottom but Freitas passes into mount!
Freitas tries to control but Ballen wriggling away.
Ballen is bucking up trying to escape but Freitas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ballen regains half guard.
Ballen looking for submissions off his back.
Ballen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ballen missing with punches from the bottom.
Ballen tries to roll over but Freitas keeps him under control.
Ballen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ballen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Freitas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Freitas's back!
Freitas wants to escape the position.
Freitas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ballen with the ground and pound from mount.
Ballen goes for an armbar but Freitas turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Freitas.
Freitas passes Ballen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ballen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ballen looks gassed!
Freitas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ballen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Freitas wants to pass to mount but Ballen is defending the position.
Freitas throwing shots but Ballen is blocking nicely.
Ballen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ballen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freitas trying to control from half guard but Ballen is working away.
Freitas misses with a head shot. Ballen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Freitas wants to control from the top but Ballen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freitas takes the fight into the clinch.
Freitas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ballen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Freitas tries to clinch up.
Ballen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ballen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Freitas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ballen tries for a kimura but Freitas is defending well.
Ballen scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Freitas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Freitas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ballen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Freitas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ballen's guard! Nice work there by Freitas!
Freitas trying to control but Ballen is working from the bottom.
Freitas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ballen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Freitas is now in half guard.
Ballen manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arry Ballen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ballen tries for a takedown but Freitas circles away easily
and Freitas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ballen's guard.
Ballen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Freitas won't allow Ballen to sweep him here.
Mauricio Freitas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ballen looking to control but Freitas passes into half guard.
Freitas tries to stand and escape but Ballen is controlling the position.
Ballen looking for submissions off his back.
Freitas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ballen defends it well.
Ballen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Freitas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballen looking for submissions off his back.
Ballen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Freitas decides to return to a standing position.
Ballen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ballen postures up.
Ballen looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ballen landing some decent shots from guard.
Ballen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ballen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ballen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ballen thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballen trying to control but Freitas is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ballen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballen slips nicely into half guard.
Ballen prevents Freitas from improving his position.
Ballen is looking to advance position but Freitas won't allow it.
Freitas is trying to stand back up but Ballen is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ballen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ballen lands in his opponent's guard.
Ballen has gone for a leg lock! Freitas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ballen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ballen working for submissions but it's allowed Freitas to get to half guard.
Ballen trying to control from the bottom.
Freitas blocks the strikes from Ballen.
Freitas trying to pass the guard but Ballen defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mauricio Freitas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ballen shoots and misses
and Freitas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Freitas.
Ballen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freitas manages to get himself to full guard.
Ballen trying to control but Freitas is working from the bottom.
Ballen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ballen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ballen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Freitas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ballen has Freitas in his guard.
Ballen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freitas is one step ahead there.
Freitas throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitas looking to pass the guard.
Ballen is trying to keep Freitas in close.
Freitas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freitas postures up.
Freitas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ballen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ballen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ballen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Freitas sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ballen there.
Freitas is looking to control Ballen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Freitas avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Ballen there.
Ballen is trying for a kimura here. Freitas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ballen wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arry Ballen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pauly D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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166 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pauly D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx moves out of range as D strikes.
D punishes Marx's body with a nice straight punch.
D misses with a hook.
D swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Marx defending well as D loads up on a big left hand.
Marx looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - D coming out on top.
Marx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marx dodges the punch combination from D.
D thows a body shot but no joy.
D just misses with a punch to the body.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but D paws at him with a jab and circles away.
D misses with a low kick as Marx jumps back.
D attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
D looks to throw the jab but Marx is out of range.
Pauly D seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx looks to land a right hand but D moved out of range.
D shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
D misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with D, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from D.
Marx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
D breaks the clinch.
D throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
D works Marx's body with a nice hook.
D scores with a jab. Marx acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
D throws the kick towards the body but Marx avoids it.
D misses the shot to the body.
D looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
D thows a body shot but no joy.
D swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marx.
Marx avoids a punch combination nicely.
D throws a wild body kick that Marx sees coming a mile off.
D misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D misses the shot to the body.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
D misses with a low kick.
Marx has closed the distance and engaged D in a clinch.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but D blocks with his arms.
D throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards D's brow.
Marx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but D blocks it with crossed arms.
D is leaning against Marx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from D.
D with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
D is trying to break free.
D misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marx blocking some punches.
Marx blocks an uppercut.
D tries a knee to the head but Marx blocks it.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
D with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marx leaning against his opponent.
D can't break the clinch.
D misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from D fails to land.
D dodges an elbow strike from Marx.
D swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marx tries to land knees in the clinch but D avoids the damage to the body.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
D misses with some punches.
Marx lands an elbow inside.
D blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Marx avoiding damage as D throws knees to the body.
Marx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
D tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D working aggressively here.
D avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
D throws a head punch that misses.
D wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
D avoids a wild elbow strike from Marx.
Marx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
D lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
D breaks the clinch.
D wants to clinch
and Marx counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marx lands an elbow inside that D shrugs off.
D avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
D on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marx throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marx blocks a body shot from D.
D misses with a punch to the body.
D dodges an elbow strike from Marx.
D misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marx.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Marx.
D has a couple of punches blocked by Marx.
D blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from D fails to land.
Marx looking to throw knees to the head but D is blocking nicely.
D has had enough of the clinch but Marx keeps him there for the moment.
Marx lands an elbow just above D 's eye.
D on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly D dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
D tries to clinch
and Marx counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
D goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
D scores with a nice hook to the head.
D misses with a punch on the inside.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
D misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marx pressing his opponent against the cage.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marx creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
D lands a hook that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
A head punch on the inside from D fails to land.
Marx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D's defenses.
Marx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but D has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D wants to break free but Marx has control.
D wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
D scores with a shot to the side of Marx's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from D. Marx does a little dance to reset his feet.
D lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
D swats away the attempt to clinch by Marx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marx.
Marx avoids the body shot from D.
D rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marx moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
D tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marx moves into the clinch.
Marx pushes off an throws an elbow but D leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marx keeps control of D as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
D throws a head punch that misses.
Marx blocking some punches.
D wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
D managing to block the knees to the body from Marx.
Marx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
D wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
D struggles to land a body shot inside as Marx controls his hands.
D fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
D wants to break free but Marx has control.
D tries to land a knee to the head but Marx blocks with his arms.
D misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
D has had enough of the clinch but Marx keeps him there for the moment.
Marx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards D's brow.
D misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
Marx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D misses with a punch on the inside.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Marx misses with an elbow over the top.
D misses with a knee to the head.
D throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
D wants to get back to striking at distance but Marx won't allow it.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
Marx lands an elbow that stopped D in his tracks for a moment.
D dodges an elbow strike from Marx.
D dodges an elbow strike from Marx.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
D is trying to break the clinch but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
D can't break the clinch.
D digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Marx.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
Nice elbow from Marx.
D swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
D throws a head punch that misses.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
D can't break the clinch.
Marx effectively controlling the action here.
Marx unloads a knee to the mid-section. D lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marx lands an elbow inside.
D lands a body shot.
D lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marx lands a damaging elbow.
D can't break the clinch.
D blocks an elbow strike from Marx.
D lands a right hand.
D lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.
Marx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Marx.
D avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
D misses with some punches.
D throws a knee to the head but misses.
D avoids the elbow strike from Marx, against the cage.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
D throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards D's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pauly D will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marx showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from D.
D swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Marx is looking to clinch.
Marx misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marx tries to clinch up.
D tries to keep at a distance but Marx has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marx blocking some punches.
Marx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D's defenses.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
D lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marx looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marx misses with an elbow over the top.
D wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
D scores with an uppercut up the middle.
D working aggressively here.
Marx lands an elbow just above D 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx managing to block the knees to the body from D.
D swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
D has had enough of the clinch but Marx keeps him there for the moment.
Marx lands a damaging elbow.
Marx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
D swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D misses with some punches.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
D misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
Marx blocks an uppercut.
D misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marx looking to throw knees to the head but D is blocking nicely.
Marx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
Marx blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
D tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from D.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D.
D works on Marx's body with a couple of short punches.
Marx tries to land knees in the clinch but D avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
D wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Marx.
D blocks the elbow strike.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marx lands an elbow just above D 's eye.
Marx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D's defenses.
D tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marx lands an elbow inside.
D blocks an elbow strike.
D misses with a body punch.
D wants to break free but Marx has control.
D blocks an elbow strike from Marx.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
D swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D managing to block the knees to the body from Marx.
Marx blocks an uppercut.
D lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Marx throws an elbow but it misses.
D lands a hook that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
D's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx has D up against the cage in a clinch.
D lands a body shot.
Marx slows down the pace here.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D is trying to break the clinch but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
D wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
Marx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
D lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards D's brow.
D avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
D throws a head punch that misses.
D has had enough of the clinch but Marx keeps him there for the moment.
D is looking to break free of the clinch but Marx has double underhooks.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
D is trying to break free.
Marx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx lands an elbow that stopped D in his tracks for a moment.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
D is trying to break the clinch but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
Marx keeps control of D as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marx blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
D wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
D is trying to break the clinch but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
Marx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
D misses with a shot to the kidneys.
D working aggressively here.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marx lands an elbow just above D 's eye.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marx's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from D. Marx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karl Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pauly D is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
D misses with the combination.
D swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pauly D.
Well D has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pauly D!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shizuro Ozaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Noob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noob has chosen Paint It Black BYThe Rolling Stones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shizuro Ozaka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shizuro Ozaka !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Noob!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ozaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noob.
Noob should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Noob throws a head kick but Ozaka moves out of range.
Noob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ozaka swivels and escapes.
Noob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Noob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ozaka is fending him off so far but Noob persists. Nope, Ozaka circles away and we're back to standing.
Shizuro Ozaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Noob.
Ozaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Noob takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ozaka drives through and clinches with Noob against the cage.
Ozaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ozaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noob looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Noob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noob misses with a two punch combination.
Noob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Noob.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozaka is trying to buck Noob off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noob is looking to take a break and control but Ozaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Noob is trying to get an arm triangle but Ozaka is defending well.
Noob looks gassed!
Ozaka wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Noob fails with the takedown.
Ozaka throws a low kick but Noob avoids it.
Ozaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ozaka misses with a kick to the body.
Noob shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ozaka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ozaka moves out of range as Noob strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ozaka . Noob shrugs it off though.
Ozaka gets a clinch.
Noob tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ozaka smiles and moves away.
Ozaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noob.
Ozaka shoots in and drives through. Noob sprawls well.
Noob shoots in but no luck this time.
Ozaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ozaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Ozaka lands a high kick!
Ozaka scores with a shot to the body.
Ozaka connects with a solid leg kick.
Ozaka shoots in looking for a takedown. Noob tries to sprawl out of it but Ozaka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Noob manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ozaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noob avoiding damage as Ozaka throws knees to the body.
Noob has Ozaka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ozaka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ozaka wants a takedown.
Ozaka manages to break the clinch.
Noob scores a takedown into full mount!
Noob misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Noob looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ozaka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Noob dominating with strikes here.
Noob has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You get the feeling that Ozaka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozaka has left one of his arms exposed and Noob doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Ozaka screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Noob!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Mackintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Ruxpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruxpin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Teddy Ruxpin Theme Song. Herschel Mackintosh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herschel Mackintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Ruxpin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruxpin avoids the body shot from Mackintosh.
Mackintosh misses with a body shot.
Mackintosh shoots in but Ruxpin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mackintosh swings for the body but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Mackintosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruxpin was well out of range. Poor timing from Mackintosh.
Mackintosh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mackintosh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ruxpin pinned against the cage. Ruxpin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herschel Mackintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mackintosh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruxpin is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxpin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mackintosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mackintosh misses with a body shot.
Mackintosh shoots in and drives through. Ruxpin sprawls well.
Mackintosh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mackintosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruxpin has Mackintosh up against the cage in a clinch.
Mackintosh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mackintosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruxpin smiles and moves away.
Ruxpin forces Mackintosh back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackintosh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruxpin prevents Mackintosh from breaking the clinch.
Ruxpin is pressed up against the cage. Mackintosh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruxpin down to the mat. Ruxpin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mackintosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Mackintosh misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Mackintosh with that takedown attempt.
Ruxpin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Herschel Mackintosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackintosh looks for a takedown but Ruxpin sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruxpin doesn't manage to clinch there - Mackintosh circles away.
Jamie Ruxpin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mackintosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruxpin manages to avoid it.
Ruxpin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruxpin tries to close the distance and clinch but Mackintosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Mackintosh misses.
Mackintosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mackintosh misses with a looping right.
Mackintosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruxpin manages to avoid it.
Mackintosh is looking to wear down Ruxpin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ruxpin wants to clinch.
Mackintosh shoots in and drives through. Ruxpin sprawls well.
Mackintosh shoots in and drives through. Ruxpin sprawls well.
Mackintosh closes the distance and clinches up with Ruxpin, looking for a takedown. Mackintosh pushes Ruxpin against the cage but Ruxpin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruxpin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mackintosh.
Ruxpin tries to clinch but Mackintosh moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mackintosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruxpin moves away.
Mackintosh shoots in and bounces Ruxpin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Ruxpin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mackintosh misses with a wild body shot.
Mackintosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruxpin is just out of range.
Mackintosh shoots in but Ruxpin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruxpin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackintosh shoots in but Ruxpin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mackintosh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herschel Mackintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackintosh swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruxpin.
Mackintosh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruxpin's waist but Ruxpin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mackintosh off to one side.
Ruxpin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mackintosh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Ruxpin as Mackintosh shoots in.
Ruxpin moves in looking to clinch but Mackintosh pushes him off.
Mackintosh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruxpin stuffs the takedown attempt from Mackintosh. Mackintosh gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mackintosh closes the distance and clinches up with Ruxpin, looking for a takedown. Mackintosh pushes Ruxpin against the cage but Ruxpin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mackintosh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruxpin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruxpin is trying to improve his position.
Mackintosh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ruxpin holds on to Mackintosh's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackintosh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruxpin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mackintosh goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ruxpin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mackintosh but great work by Ruxpin.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mackintosh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mackintosh is working hard here to advance position.
Ruxpin gets to mount! Mackintosh was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mackintosh can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Ruxpin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mackintosh closes the distance and clinches up with Ruxpin, looking for a takedown. Mackintosh pushes Ruxpin against the cage but Ruxpin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mackintosh throws an overhand right that lands on Ruxpin's shoulder, as Ruxpin tries to avoid the shot.
Mackintosh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mackintosh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruxpin tries to clinch but Mackintosh is having none of it.
Mackintosh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mackintosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruxpin.
Mackintosh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mackintosh showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackintosh with the ground and pound but Ruxpin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mackintosh with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruxpin pulls Mackintosh in to control the position.
Mackintosh wants to pass the guard but Ruxpin is keeping the position.
Mackintosh is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ruxpin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ruxpin has escaped and now he's on top!
Mackintosh is looking to sweep but instead, Ruxpin has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ruxpin is looking to advance position but Mackintosh won't allow it.
Mackintosh wants to get back to full guard.
Mackintosh moves into full guard.
Mackintosh looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ruxpin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mackintosh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mackintosh is looking to get back to full guard here but Ruxpin has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin controlling from the full mount.
Mackintosh throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ruxpin. What's that going to do exactly?
Herschel Mackintosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mackintosh is trying to escape the mount.
Ruxpin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mackintosh is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mackintosh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Herschel Mackintosh.
I think Ruxpin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Ruxpin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heckofa Riddum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Amaral acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heckofa Riddum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Amaral!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddum slips under a jab.
Riddum drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Amaral is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Amaral is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Amaral has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riddum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Amaral looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amaral tries to strike from the bottom.
Riddum forces his way into half guard.
Amaral wants to control but Riddum is keeping busy.
Riddum moves into full mount! Amaral won't be happy about that!
Riddum jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Amaral manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Amaral wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddum tries to advance to mount but can't.
Amaral misses with a strike from the bottom.
Riddum is looking to take a break and control but Amaral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amaral wants to control but Riddum postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Riddum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amaral but Amaral pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Amaral stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddum. Riddum gets slowly back to his feet.
Amaral changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Riddum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Riddum is looking for a sweep.
Amaral creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Riddum is looking for a sweep.
Riddum is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral moves into full mount! Riddum won't be happy about that!
Amaral has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Riddum's face.
Riddum wants to control but Amaral is having none of it.
Amaral cracks Riddum with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Amaral is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Riddum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Riddum is trying to escape the mount.
Amaral working the ground and pound effectively.
Riddum working to try and regain half guard.
Riddum is breathing heavily.
Amaral content just to control the position here.
Riddum tries to hold on but Amaral postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral lands a heavy elbow.
Amaral trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Amaral.
Riddum tries to hold on but Amaral postures up.
Amaral trying to control but Riddum is having none of it.
Riddum is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Riddum regains half guard.
Riddum regains full guard. Nicely done.
Riddum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Amaral dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amaral looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Amaral missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riddum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riddum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amaral wants to control from the top but Riddum keeps moving.
Amaral wants to get up but he can't break Riddum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaral stopping the sweep attempt from Riddum.
Amaral is fighting to break Riddum's control of his arms but Riddum is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riddum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Amaral stays in close to Riddum's body and controls the position.
Amaral is breathing heavily.
Riddum is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riddum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amaral is one step ahead there.
Riddum is working hard here to advance position.
Riddum is looking for a triangle but Amaral pushes his legs off easily.
Amaral stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riddum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riddum is on top in guard.
Riddum trying to control but Amaral is working from the bottom.
Amaral is trying to control the position but Riddum postures up.
Riddum controlling from the top position.
Riddum stopping the sweep attempt from Amaral.
Riddum looking to sit in guard and control but Amaral gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amaral lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddum wants to sweep here but Amaral controlling him for the moment.
Riddum keeping moving, preventing Amaral from controlling successfully.
Riddum looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Amaral preventing the sweep.
Amaral is pushing down on Riddum's leg trying to pass to half guard. Riddum is fighting to maintain full guard but Amaral has managed to sneak the leg through.
Riddum is trying to control but can't.
Riddum is looking for a sweep. Amaral is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Amaral working over Riddum with some ground and pound. Riddum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riddum tries to get to full guard but Amaral has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Amaral connects with a nice short shot to Riddum's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral is trying to control the action in half guard but Riddum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Riddum is trying to stand back up but Amaral is controlling him
Amaral winds up and cracks Riddum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Amaral lands a nice short elbow.
Amaral scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Amaral looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riddum with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Riddum is looking to control Amaral's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riddum avoid being mounted?
Riddum is trying to get back to full guard.
Amaral is thwarting Riddum's attempts to control the position.
Riddum is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amaral is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riddum defends it well.
Riddum is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Amaral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Riddum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amaral counters with a shoot takedown. Riddum fights it but they end up in guard.
Amaral with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Amaral trying to control but Riddum is working from the bottom.
Amaral pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riddum is keeping the position for now.
Riddum wants to sweep here but Amaral controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amaral trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amaral stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riddum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amaral must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddum has his foot on Amaral's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Amaral works his way back into a safe position though.
Amaral throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amaral wants to control from the top but Riddum keeps moving.
Riddum lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Amaral!
Riddum takes Amaral's back.
Amaral looking very determined here, making life difficult for Riddum.
Amaral turns into Riddum and is now in his guard.
Riddum has momentary wrist control but Amaral slips an elbow through the middle.
Riddum wants to sweep here but Amaral controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddum pulls Amaral in to control the position.
Amaral is in close to Riddum's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joao Amaral has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riddum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riddum perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Amaral trying to control but Riddum postures up.
Riddum is trying to control the action in half guard but Amaral is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amaral throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Riddum trying to control the pace.
Amaral tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Amaral tries to get to full guard but Riddum has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Riddum misses its intended target.
Riddum throws a big shot that misses.
Joao Amaral is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riddum shoots and misses
and Amaral counters with a single leg into guard. Riddum didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riddum is on top in guard.
Riddum slips nicely into half guard.
Amaral trying to control but Riddum postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral strikes from the bottom but Riddum uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Amaral prevents Riddum from improving position.
Amaral is not content to let Riddum control the position.
Amaral is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Riddum stalls from top position.
Amaral tries to buck Riddum off but Riddum is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Riddum.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Heckofa Riddum.
Well Amaral has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Amaral!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Goncalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Badr Ramsay!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Ramsay.
Ramsay tries a head kick but it misses.
Goncalves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goncalves is breathing heavily.
Goncalves takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ramsay.
Ramsay knocks Goncalves to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Goncalves is rocked!
It looks like Rafa Goncalves has been cut.
Ramsay stands up.
Oh Goncalves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramsay feints a jab and as Goncalves dips his head, Ramsay unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Goncalves right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Goncalves falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Ramsay smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Badr Ramsay!
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